Légende

Fanggu vessel, Chinese, fanggu vessel, dragons iconography, Chinese art, ceremonial vessel, Qing 1644–1911, beasts fantasy, meander ornament, backdated signatures, 19th century, China, vessel, height 13.4 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 7.9 cm, A small metal vessel with a square opening and a tapered body sits upright against a neutral gray background, showing an aged patina of brown, dark bronze, greenish and black tones; the upper section is squarish and the midsection bulges slightly with rounded shoulders and small ring-like handles on the sides, while a decorative band with raised carved motifs encircles the lower part of the bulge; the lower body narrows into a pedestal base that rests on four bracket feet with curled scrolled details, and the object casts a soft reflection on the glossy surface beneath it.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A21_268

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.3Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fanggu vessel Chinese fanggu vessel dragons iconography Chinese art ceremonial vessel Qing 1644–1911 beasts fantasy meander ornament backdated signatures 19th century China vessel height 13.4 cm width 9.0 cm depth 7.9 cm small metal vessel square opening tapered body sits upright neutral gray background showing aged patina brown dark bronze greenish black tones upper section squarish midsection bulges slightly rounded shoulders small ring- handles sides decorative band raised carved motifs encircles lower part bulge lower body narrows pedestal base rests four bracket feet curled scrolled details object casts soft reflection glossy surface beneath .